Saraki/Dogara: How Buhari Stopped APC Crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari intervention into the crisis of the All Progressives Congress, APC which has seen the party leaders being angered by the election of Senator Saraki and Yakubu Dogara.

Buhari had to sit down with the Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, before the breaks could be applied.

Oyegun had then revealed to the State House correspondents on Friday that the party has accepted Saraki and Dogara as leaders of the National Assembly – its 8th session.

Bukola Saraki And Yakubu Dogara

Bukola Saraki And Yakubu Dogara

According to reporters, Buhari had immediately following the election of the members issued a a statement through his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Femi Adeshina, congratulating them.

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Oyegun was expected to follow through on APC’s National Leader, Senator Bola Tinubu position on ensuring Senator Ahmed Lawan and George Akume emerged as Senate President and Deputy Senate President, respectively, while Femi Gbajabiamila emerged as Speaker of the House.

Sources deep in Buhari’s circle told Vanguard that after wife of APC’s National Leader, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, snubbed Senate President Saraki, the President and a few people in is inner circle were beginning to get worried.
Therefore, it was agreed that before his trip yesterday to South Africa for the Africa Union Summit, the matter must be laid to rest.

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This was one of the reasons Oyegun was informed to get hold of the issue even though this pill has been tough to swallow for the APC.

The APC had attempted a summoning a meeting of APC legislators for 9am on Monday morning knowing that the inauguration was slated for an hour later, and claiming that the meeting was called by President Buhari, a situation which strangely gave way to the loss and comeuppance, did not bode well with Mr. President.

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari

Evn though he grudgingly agreed to attend the meeting that morning in honour of the party Buhari has always maintained that he would not interfere with the emergence of the leaders of the National Assembly.

Tinubu had been fully against the election of Saraki onto the Senate Presidency position and the APC were surprised when Ahmed Lawan failed to win the post.

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